Hennessey resets the power dynamic with the unveiling of the world’s most powerful car with a manual transmission -.

The folks at Hennessey are embroiled in a never-ending power struggle with the likes of Bugatti, Rimac, Pagani, Koenigsegg and the other hypercar manufacturers in an effort to offer the unanimously most powerful or fastest car on the market. Now Hennessey has unveiled a vehicle that has once again brought the title to the American manufacturer.

This car, known as the Venom F5-M Roadster, is powered by a Fury V8 engine capable of producing a whopping 1,817 horsepower. By comparison, an M1 Abrams battle tank offers only about 1,500 hp! Granted, the Venom F5-M Roadster is considerably lighter than a tank, but this level of performance is enough to make it the most powerful manual transmission car on the market.

The catch is that you have to spend a lot of money for this kind of performance. The asking price is set at $2.65 million, but since only 12 of these cars will ever be made, there will no doubt be few interested parties willing to go beyond that price to ensure they get their own personal model.

Although this car’s exact specifications and speed records have yet to be revealed, the 2016 Venom GT Spyder is still considered the world’s fastest convertible on the road and the holder of the world’s fastest open top speed of 265.5 mph, which means it wouldn’t be crazy to think that the Venom F5-M Roadster will hit similar numbers.